To consider the Progress Update which outlines progress made following recommendations and agreed action at previous meetings.

Members considered the report which gave an update on the progress made regarding various schemes in the Borough.

383/12/15 Pedestrian Crossing at South Avenue School, Sittingbourne

In response to a query from a Member, the Mid-Kent Highway Manager reported that following receipt of a petition a report would only be provided if there were grounds to support it.  Whilst if a County Member brought a case forward a report would be provided. 

1079/12/16 Update on the 20’s Plenty for Faversham Working Group

The Mid-Kent Highway Manager reported that the project would be delivered as a third -party project.

County Councillor Antony Hook, reported that he had received an apology from KCC Highways and Transportation that a report had not been provided and that this had been because not everyone at KCC had seen the information.  There would be a meeting with the Schemes Project Manager, KCC and the Working Group, a provisional date of 19 July 2017 was given.

Members raised points which included: disappointment that no update report has been provided; if this was a third party project then why did the update report state that the A2 was not suitable, surely that was for the third-party to establish; appalled that this was designated a third-party project; KCC had been provided several times with an extensive study of where there were bicycle problems in Faversham and a useful report by knowledgeable consultants which state the default position was that Faversham was a 20mph limit and that would need to include the A2; need to have a serious and cooperative discussion with KCC about this; and if the whole town was made 20mph then the high cost would disappear as they would be no need to change signage for individual streets

1227/03/17 The Meads

A Member stated that without knowing the costs for the TRO it was difficult to know whether a third party could be sought.

A Member stated that residents would be disappointed, but the County Member would be taking the project forward.

1229/03/17 Review Speed Limit on Scocles Road, Minster

A Member noted that KCC would not be looking to fund implementation of the scheme.  He reported that planning were currently looking at an application in Scocles Road and KCC had put two requests in for funding, one of which was for £1,000 per dwelling for a new roundabout, which the Member stated already had funding.  The other request for funding was to move the 30mph signs to the other side of Elm Lane.  The Member suggested that it seemed sensible to allocate the monies from this development to fund the signage for 30mph signs along the entire length of Scocles Road making the road safer.

1084/12/16 A2 Teynham Speed Limit Petition Response

A Member asked that Members of the Board had sight of the response from Matthew Balfour sent to County Councillor Bowles.

1085/12/16 Eligibility of New Developments to Purchase Permits in Residents’ Parking Schemes

The Cabinet Member for Families and Communities reminded Members that at the Board meeting in December 2016, they had considered a report relating to managing the Parking Permit Scheme in relation to new developments.  The recommendations from the Board were then considered at the Cabinet meeting in February 2017.  Unfortunately this had not resolved the issue and the Residents Parking Scheme Policy was being considered by Cabinet at their meeting on 12 July 2017.

Resolved:

(1)  That the report be noted.